We
had 10 vehicles loaded with bicycles on our street at 10 this morning for a
ride at Tempe Town Lake. It was a little
difficult to keep everyone together on the road which was necessary since only
a few of us knew where to find the parking lot under the freeway. Bikes were unloaded and 27 riders hit the
trail around the lake. It was cool
enough at 9 that Terry & I changed from shorts to long pants but it warmed
up nicely.
We
went for lunch at Rula Bula where we have eaten in the past. There was room in the outside patio (6
tables) for all of us but the restaurant was short 3 employees so lunch took a
while to arrive and the checks were a mixed up mess. Even though the largest table was 6 people,
the restaurant charged everyone an 18% gratuity as they viewed us as one large
group for dining. Considering the uneven
service this was not a popular action.
Some
of us rode around the other end of the lake after lunch and some who had to get
home sooner (or whose body let them down!) cut across the pedestrian
bridge. Shortly after we got back, quite
a few of us went to the pool area to hit the hot tub but we ended up sitting on
couches & talking/drinking rather than getting wet.
We
had to get the laundry done so I came back before Terry to get it sorted out. While the clothes were in the washer I
prepped for dinner which I made when the laundry was done & put away. Computer games & TV for the rest of the
evening.
Jan 14th – Tues
We
borrowed Dennis & Gloria’s golf cart so we could take Larry & Barb on a
tour of the park. We checked out the big
tortoises and fed them some celery. Barb
loved the sewing center and the guys had to drag us out to finish the tour.
We
went to the courtyard to listen to Jeff Stevens. We found out from Ernie & Dianne that he
plays at the AZ Opry with “Mark Lucas and the Wild Bunch” which we will be
going to in April.
We
had an early dinner and went to line dance lessons. We reviewed dances and are feeling pretty
good with the 3 taught in this session.
Darlene
invited us over when we got back and we were joined by Ron & Terry for a
drink & lots of laughs.
Jan 15th – Wed
Larry
Barker (Larry & Barb) came over for coffee this morning. I have to start using last names sometimes as
there are too many duplicates!
We
went to Power Square to get a juicer at the kitchen store and they were out of
stock so we stopped for lunch at 5 ‘N Diner and then went to WalMart where we
got a juicer and some groceries. I just
had time to put everything away and make up a big veggie platter before it was
time to go to a party.
The
party was put on by Bill & Beth Cross at Rancho’s community center. It was Beth’s birthday but they called it a
Friendship party rather than a birthday party this year. It started at 3 and they had 3 music groups
for 2 hours each – North Star, Randy Johnson and Curtis Knox. They graciously allowed us to invite Larry
& Barb and we all had a great time dancing, drinking, eating and
socializing.
Jan 16th – Thurs
We
went to Val del Oro (another CalAm park also known as “VDO”) to check out their
country store which is huge. There are
vendors along one section of the parking area, inside the ballroom and in the
courtyard. We bought a few small items. This park is huge so we were surprised to run
into Dave King who used to stay here.
His wife Glo was playing in a billiards tournament so we got to say hi
and get big hugs.
We
went to Mickey D’s to have breakfast for lunch and stopped on the way back to
get the truck washed. I actually
finished a level in Candy Crush while we were waiting.
We
went to Garry & Steph’s for a HH in their new-to-them park model in the Fiesta
section of the park. They have a big
Arizona room which is their living room and Garry is adding a 2nd
bathroom to the back section of the AZ room.
We couldn’t stay too long as we had to join a group by the pool to wish
Mike a happy birthday. He wasn’t there
right away so we sat in the courtyard to listen to April Walker and have a few
dances.
We
were ready for dinner & TV when we got home.
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